Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-09-29

Mrs. I. d. Dawkins. of Ross Fork. wishes
to announce that she has concluded to or
ssnize a class in vocal and instrumental
music at Cottonwood this winter. the
terms Of which will be SO per month. or
SIS for course OF twelve weeks inst ructi0n
Of twenty-four lessons. Mrs. d. 10 an &C.
complished musician and will no doubt
meet with deserved success.
Moser s. Smith was married at White
Sulphur Springs last week to Miss N. J.
Erwin. Of that place. The newly welded
pair arrived in Lewistown last Thursday
evening to reside permanently. The Brass
Band turned out and gave them a sere-
made, to which Nose responded by inviting
the boys ITO take something" Nose told
the boys when he went away last spring
that he would bring wife back with him,
and in this instance he was not ''joshing. y
| A band Of mutton wethers, numbering
1000. are being herded to-day about IA
mile north Of the stock yards. They are
from the Severance & Co. sheep ranch. at
Okla. and have been bought by J. b. Gildea
for Keenan, 4 Hancock. Of Chicago, at a
price of S2.75 per head, and will be shipped
Sunday from the Billings yards. Mr.. Gil
dea has also bought I 900 head Of mutton
wethers Of Thomas Cruise from the Flat
Willow ranches. at $3.50 per head. This
bunch will he started on the trail toward
Billings in about = week.-Gazette.
Travel has already commenced over the
Manitoba line. 7. e Power 4 Bro. al Fl.
Benton. are selling tickets in connection
LIST will sell them in connection with con-
struction line To same point. Regular pas
sengcr trains will leave AssinabOine daily,
except Friday, on and after the 25th inst.
and "A very low second class rate has be-n
put in effect. Parties can leave Benton in
the morning ON the coach aud the same
day be ira yelling down the beautiful Milk
River Valley country in n finely equipped
passenger coach. Covered coaches leave
Benton for Assina boinc on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Hon. James Fergus sends Us a box 81 81.
ranch on Arnsll's creek. lie raised about
a busheI and = half altogether. The fruit
will compare well with that raised in the
States, both rs to size and flavor. and
shows what Montana il capable Of produc.
ing with q little care and under favorable
conditions. In addition to these crab Rp
pies. Mr. Fergus raised gooseberrits, rasp
berries. black-caps. blackberries, and about
twenty bushels of currants the past sea
son. Mr.. Fergus expects to raise the com.
mon apples next year, as he has several
trees large enough to hear. We hope our
ranchmeu will initiate Mr.. Fergus aud de-
vote n portion 81 their time and soil Ia
fruit raising the smaller
fruits.
Justice Winters was in town last week
accompanied by the heirs Of the Mellon.
ough estate-Mrs. Maloney and Mrs. Flan-
nigan. They took out naturalization pa
pers and are to make their home in Fergus
county. Mrs. Fianngan in "a married lady
and has family Of mine children in IreIan nd
who will join her soon. Mrs. MaI"ney,
mother Of Mrs. Flanagan, is az years oil
age. and has not yet recovered from the 81.
fects 81 her long journey. tine most tire
some part of which. the old lady asserts
was experienced ON the stage coach from
Billings to Utica. Mrs. Flanagan think.
she will like Montana very well, and say.
amy place would be preferable to Ireland At
il is governed at the present time Mr.
Winter deserves great credit for the inter
est he has taken and the kindness shnwi
these heirs in aiding them to get posses>oi
Of their property.